**6.4 Intended learning outcomes or specific competencies**

When drawing up the Master's program, the aim was to ensure that students become experts in the challenges that the new Circular Economy poses for localregional companies. Consequently, the most relevant specific competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) that students must have acquired at the end of their Master's studies are the following:


These intended learning outcomes are fully aligned with the targets proposed by some European universities that are considered to be at the leading edge in this area of knowledge and education [38–40]. The master's degree covers the proposed seven Circular Economy competencies for design to a greater or lesser extent. These competences are the following: Circular Impact Assessment, Design for Recovery, Design for Multiple Use Cycles, Circular Business Models, Circular User Engagement, Circular Economy Collaboration, and Circular Economy Communication.
